Canterbury, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales has had two incarnations, from 1859 to 1920 and 1927 to the present.
Members for Canterbury
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2023
Elections in the 2010s
2019
2016 by-election
2015
2011
Elections in the 2000s
2007
2003
Elections in the 1990s
1999
1995
1991
Elections in the 1980s
1988
1986 by-election
1984
1981
Elections in the 1970s
1978
1976
1973
1971
Elections in the 1960s
1968
1965
1962
Elections in the 1950s
1959
1956
1953
1950
Elections in the 1940s
1947
1944
1941
Elections in the 1930s
1938
1935
1932
1930
Elections in the 1920s
1927
This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
1920 - 1927
District abolished
Elections in the 1910s
1917
This section is an excerpt from 1917 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
1914 by-election
1913
This section is an excerpt from 1913 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
1910
This section is an excerpt from 1910 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
Elections in the 1900s
1907
This section is an excerpt from 1907 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
1904
This section is an excerpt from 1904 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
Canterbury lost part of the district to Camden and Granville. It absorbed parts of Marrickville, Petersham and St George. Thomas Mackenzie (Liberal Reform) was the member for Canterbury. Each of the members for Marrickville. Petersham and St George successfully contested their district.
1901
This section is an excerpt from 1901 New South Wales state election § Canterbury
Varney Parkes (Free Trade) had won the seat at the 1898 election, however he resigned and Thomas Taylor (Independent) won the seat at the July 1900 by-election.
1900 by-election 2
1900 by-election 1
Elections in the 1890s
1898
This section is an excerpt from 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1895
This section is an excerpt from 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1895 by-election
1894
This section is an excerpt from 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1891 re-count
1891
This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count in September 1891 which overturned the election of John Wheeler and declared that James Eve had been elected.
Elections in the 1880s
1889
This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1887
This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1885
This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1885 by-election
1884 by-election
1882
This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
Joseph Mitchell had previously been defeated as a sitting member for Newtown.
1880
This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
One sitting member John Lucas did not contest the election. The other sitting member Sir Henry Parkes successfully contested East Sydney.
Elections in the 1870s
1878 by-election
1877
This section is an excerpt from 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1874-75
This section is an excerpt from 1874-75 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1872
This section is an excerpt from 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1871 by-election
Elections in the 1860s
1869-70
This section is an excerpt from 1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1868 by-election
1865 by-election
1864-65
This section is an excerpt from 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
1860
This section is an excerpt from 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury
William Roberts was the sitting member for Goulburn.
1860 by-election
Elections in the 1850s
1859
This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Canterbury